Garment-presser.



NI NELSON.

GARMENT PRBSSER.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 30.1908.

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N NELSON. GARMBNT PRESSBR.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. so, 190s.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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I ySpecification of Letters Patent. Patented '6, 1909;

c Application led November 30, 1908. Serial No. 466,121.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I', NIOOLAY NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waukegan, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Garment-Pressers,

iie following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to that class of vpresser machines or devices in which a large amountf pressure is desired. to be exerted -up'on the garment or article being pressed, such. pressure bein preferably exerted through the action of t e o erator and transmittedto the presser-iront rough suitable transmission mechanism. However, as will appearfrom the following. description, certain features of this invention may also be used in connection with power resses. Its objects are to provide convenient and' eiiective means whereby a large amount ofpressure may be readilyl exerted on the presser-iron by means of a lcomparatively small weightJ or force applied to the transmitting mechanism, to provide an 'improved form of foot lever for o erating the machine, to provide an-improve and effective device for transmitting the power from the foot lever to the resser arm-lever, to provide a rigid and su stantial framework, and such other novel features and combinations as will appear hereinafter.

I have illustrated my improved device in the^ following drawings, in which- Figure 1' is a side elevation of a garment presser embodying this invention; Flg. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional f detail showing one end of the foot lever and its connection with the frame and methodl of operating the c resser arm-lever; Fig. 4 is a p an viewA of t e parts shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on aline 5-5 of Fig. s.v 1

As shown xin these drawings, 6`indicates -a framecomprising supporting legs 7-, bed 8, upwardly-extending presser arm su port 9, presser table support 10, all preferay y cast 1n one piece,fand'legs 11 which, for convenience, maT be cast separately from the main portion of theframe. The object of forming the. main ,frame portions integrally is not onlyfor convenience in construction,'but to provide a substantial and rigid device for receiving or transmitting the strains incident to the operation of'the presser. v

A presser table 12 is mounted on the support 10 at the front of the machine and is ada ted to receive the garment or .material i to e pressed. The presser-iron 13 .is ad` justably mounted in4 the 'end nof the adjustable presser arm 14 and is adapted to be guided bymeans of a handle'15. The arm 14 is pivotally mounted at 16 in bearings at the upper end of a resserarm -lever 17. This arrangement of the presser-arm and iron is such that the arm may be swungk laterally and the bar supporting the iron drawn out .so that the iron may be operated over a considerable y distance along the board 12. The presser arm-lever 17 is pivoted at 18 in the upper .end of the sup ort 9 and extends down substantially to t e bottom of the machine the lower end being curved or -eX- tended'forwardly as indicated at 19. The front face 'of the lower end of the lever 17 is referably provided with 'a wedge-shaped ardened plate 20,l which isheld in position lby means of a screw or bolt 21.

A foot-,lever 22 is mounted at the bottom of the machine,being pivoted at 23 in the lower portions of the legs 7. This lever may be made in any desired mannen'but I prefer to construct vthe same of an angle-iron ar- Vbearing 27 engaging with the pivot or pin 23.

This cylinder 26 is also provided at its sides with guideways 28 for engagement with the In order to provide This foot sides of the foot lever 22, the arrangement being such that the foot lever may be moved longitudinally with respect to said cylinder, the holes in the sides of said foot lever, 4where it .engages with the pivot 23, being slightly elongated or enlarged yto allow for such movement.N A spring 29 is mounted inthe oylinf der 26 'and engages at its outer end with a plunger or follower 30, which plunger or folower may be adjusted by means'of a screw 31 passing'through the end portion "of the foot lever 22 and through 'a threaded plate orl nut 33. This arrangement is such that, when the screw istightened, the pressure on the sp g 'may be ladjusted to any desired tension,A

, vstruction-or arrangement 'of parts shownl and y The presser arm lever 17 is provided with a of the lever normally moved to its forward position, so that the presser arm 14 andresser iron 13 will be in raised position, ready or inserting the garment or article @to be ressed between the presser iron and vthe oard or table 12. With the level' 17 in this forward osition, for instance as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, the operation of the foot lever and connected parts will be readily understood.

'The operator, by pressing down on the treadle or foot plate A25, moves the outer end of the lever 22 downwardly, causing the roller 24 to move down along the face of the curved end of the lever 17. This causes a comparatively rapid movement of the lever, with a corresponding downward movement ofthe presser arm and iron. Then, as the roller comes in engagement with the wedge- 'shaped or inclined face of theqplate 20, the lateral movement of the lever 17 will be more gradual and ya greater pressure will be eX- erted on the iron' 13, t e greatest pressure being available as the` iron reaches its lowermost position. Vhile this action is taking place, the compression spring or tension arrangement at the rear. end of the lever 22 provides -for a somewhat yielding actionbetweenl the roller 24 and the lever 17, and the pressure to be exerted` on the lever .may be regulated by increasing or decreasing the tension on the s ring 29. After the lever 22 has reached itsl owermost position, it is thenv released and the parts ma again assume their normal position. It will be noted that, by means of this roller and wedge-like connection between the foot lever and the presser arm lever, I am able to exert an enormous pressure on the presser iron and at the same time am enabled to secure 'a comparatively rapid action of, the machine, with a relatively small movement of the foot lever; Furthermore, `by `having all ofthe o erative parts connected to the rigid frame, t ere will e little or no give to the frame and the machine will `perform more effective service.

Having thus described my invention, which I do not wish to limit tol theexact condescribed, whatI claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a garment presser, the combination of a frame, a lever for operating the presser arm, said lever being'provided at its lower end with a curved and beveled engaging face;

afoot lever, and a roller mounted in said foot lever for engaging with said face, the arrangement being such that the roller moves awa from the-pivot of the first-named lever as t e pressure is increased.

2. In a garment presser, the combination of a frame, a lever'pivotally mounted in said frame, said lever having a curved Jand beveled 'engaging face at itslower end, apresser arm pivotally mounted on said lever, a foot lever pivotally mounted at the bottom of said frame, and a roller on said foot lever ada ted to engage with the lower end of said tnamed lever to transmit pressure to the same.

3. In a garment presser, the combination of a lever for operating the resser arm, said lever being provided at itsower end with a curved, and wedge-like engaging face; a foot lever having a roller adapted to press a ainst said face, and yielding means forieguIatingl the pressure between said roller and the end of said lever, the arrangement being suoli' that the first portion of the downward movenamed lever, while the latter portion of the downward movement ofthe foot lever causes 4the rollei` to engage with the wedge-like portion of the face and gives a slower but more powerful action to said first-named lever;

4. In a garment resser, the combination of a frame, a lever or operating the'presser iron, mounted in said frame, said lever being provided with an irregularly-shaped engaging face at its lower end; a foot lever pivotally mounted in the' bottom of said-frame, a roller on said foot lever, adapted to engage with said irregular face to swing said firstnamed lever as the foot lever is pressed downwardly, and anadjustable spring arranged between said foot lever and its pivot pin, for regulating the pressure between said roller and the said first-named lever.A l

5. In a garment presser, theifcombination of a rigid frame, a lever ivotally mounted in said frame, an adjustable presser arm pivotally mounted on said lever, an'adjustable resser iron mounted on s id arm, said lever eing provided at its low r endwith-a beveled engaging plate; a foot lever formed of a bent angle-iron, pivotally mounted at 'the` bottom of said frame,.a spring-.retainingcylinder slidably mounted in said-foot leverand having one end engaging with the pivot for said lever, a spring in said cylinder, an adjustl able follower for regulating the tension of.

beveled plate, whereby pressure exerted on the outer end of said foot-lever will be transmitted to said first-named lever'lz NiooL-AY EIsoN'.

Witnesses: I A. W. FENs'rEMAiiEB.,

J. A. WAsnioK. 

